Service policy implementation for an end-user device having a control application or a proxy agent for routing an application traffic flow
US9270559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a device over a wireless access network, the method comprising transmitting a traffic flow to, or receiving the traffic flow from, a software application on the device, the traffic flow comprising one or more related data transfers over the wireless access network, the traffic flow being routed between the software application and the network system through an assisting element comprising a control application or a proxy agent on the device, wherein the traffic flow has a characteristic associating the traffic flow with the first software application, the characteristic preserving the association between the traffic flow and the software application when the traffic flow is routed by the one or more assisting elements; identifying the characteristic; and implementing at least a portion of a control, accounting, or notification service policy based on the identified characteristic.
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